Ep.43 Scratching the Rules Itch

In this episode we have a roundtable discussion about what we like in our rules, from light to heavy, narrative games, and generally what scratches our rules itch best.

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Ep. 42 Sess.1 "Invasive Procedures" Trail of Cthulhu

The first session of the Miami Gaming Authority actual play of the ENnie nominated "Invasive Procedures" by Gareth Hanrahan and published by Pelgrane Press using Trail of Cthulhu.

We now meet the wardmates at Our Lady's hospital.

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Ep.40 "Invasive Procedures Character Creation" Trail of Cthulhu

Taking a short break from our regular Necessary Evil campaign, the Miami Gaming Authority play the ENnie nominated "Invasive Procedures" by Gareth Hanrahan and published by Pelgrane Press. We set it in the 1930's using Trail of Cthulhu.

This is character creation, preparing for some hospital horror!

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Ep.35 The Occult Guide to London Review

This episode I review the Occult Guide to London by Paula Dempsey and published by Pelgrane Press.


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The Occult Guide to London is a very unique supplement to a Trail of Cthulhu or any Cthulhu-themed game. It is a modern book, but it harkens back to the historic tone we love in Lovecraftian games with it's other moniker: Liber Fumo de Frater Vigilo (The Book of the Smoke) by Augustus Darcy, Deceased. With a name like that it's straight out of the forbidden

Ep.21 Achtung Cthulhu Review - Zero Point Pt.1 Three Kings

This episode I review the Achtung Cthulhu! Zero Point Pt.1 Three Kings campaign for Call of Cthulhu.

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Lovecraft and the related gaming materials have a definite special place in my heart, Call of Cthulhu was very revolutionary, so much so that we can still play it after thirty years without batting an eyelash or getting that dated feeling. That said it's been some time since I've been excited about a product for the original system, usually I stick to the classic modules. The new game company Modiphius does have me intrigued with their new Achtung Cthulhu! setting, which is being released for

Ep.9 Trail of Cthulhu/Gumshoe Read-through Review

Trail of Cthulhu reviewed, the first game I think of when I hear the word investigation. It updates the well-loved Call of Cthulhu to a more modern-style game system. This is an audio version of the previous review posted to the blog.

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Read-through Review: Trail of Cthulhu, GUMSHOE

Happy Anniversary of Howard Phillips Lovecraft's Death! Morbid, I know, but I really feel the now-esteemed writer of cosmic horror would enjoy us celebrating his eventual demise as much as his birth. So much of his work centers on the end of his protagonists, straight jacketed or daisy-pushing. To that end I shall spend the day by reviewing Trail of Cthulhu, a role-playing game which pays loving homage to the horror writer's works and the body of Mythos fiction which he inspired.

Trail of Cthulhu was written by Kenneth Hite, a devotee of H.P.L. in his own right, and published by Pelgrane Press. The book has been around since 2008, and has been faithfully and consistently supported by a slew of adventures, campaign frameworks, and supplements. Trail of Cthulhu does not pretend that it has no relation to Call of Cthulhu. The opposite actually, it seeks to update the classic for a slightly different audience, to the point that Chaosium, the original publisher, has officially licensed it.


The core of the game is based around the Robin Laws' Gumshoe system. The main tenet of this system is